Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Aarons And Ackley* N.F.S. You And I
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ursa Major* Silverspoon ST
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Cal* Bostic There You Are Introducing...
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Loni Gamble It's You ST
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
The Revelaires* Great Pretender Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Nelson* Riddle The Okanagan British Columbia Suite
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Priscilla* Rollins Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Ellen McIlwaine I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song) Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Honky Tonk Angel
Ernie* Smith To Behold Jah To Behold Jah
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Take Twenty Love Serenade
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine (I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

The Revelaires (3)

The Revelaires (2)

The Revelaires

The Revelaires You're So Wrong (1)

The Revelaires Great Pre (1)

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

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